(JTA) As the American-Israeli poet Marty Herskovitz thought about the upcoming Passover holiday, the prospect of singing “Dayenu” at the first seder since his country was attacked didn’t sit right ...

As the American-Israeli poet Marty Herskovitz thought about the upcoming Passover holiday, the prospect of singing “Dayenu” at the first seder since his country was attacked didn’t sit right with him.

Perhaps the most famous song in the Haggadah is Dayenu. What is its meaning? Note that the song begins with the words kamah ma’alot tovot — how many good favors has God bestowed upon us. The song then ...

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There is even a lullaby-like tune for singing the 15 steps of the Seder themselves. Some families sing them before beginning the Seder, as a musical table of contents for the book they are about the ...

I don’t think most people think of Passover as the holiday of gratitude. I don’t think most people think of Passover, period. But, for those who do, especially secular Jews like me, Passover tends to ...